Alex Beaumont
@lxbeaumont.bsky.social
Folk fiddle, cricket, academic publishing. He/him
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images that spring to mind unbidden, part 999: "trans-inclusive radical misogyny" // "women should stay out of kitchens"
October 7, 2026 at 6:54 PM
images that spring to mind unbidden, part 999: "trans-inclusive radical misogyny" // "women should stay out of kitchens"
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coroner: it appears the subject died of multiple tab wounds
Can you die of too many open computer tabs
October 6, 2026 at 5:27 PM
coroner: it appears the subject died of multiple tab wounds
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Neiman Marcus closed its downtown Dallas flagship on Wednesday. The store played a notable role in the history of desegregation in Dallas.
Previously, Black shoppers across the US could enter department stores, but they weren't allowed to try on clothes without adhering to certain conditions. 🧵
Previously, Black shoppers across the US could enter department stores, but they weren't allowed to try on clothes without adhering to certain conditions. 🧵
October 2, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Neiman Marcus closed its downtown Dallas flagship on Wednesday. The store played a notable role in the history of desegregation in Dallas.
Previously, Black shoppers across the US could enter department stores, but they weren't allowed to try on clothes without adhering to certain conditions. 🧵
Previously, Black shoppers across the US could enter department stores, but they weren't allowed to try on clothes without adhering to certain conditions. 🧵
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CEO: We need to cut costs.
Accountant: We paid you $50 million last year. You are being paid $1 million for this meeting.
CEO: Who's that in the hallway?
Accountant: That's Greg. He is the only thing keeping this company together. We pay him in nickels and Grubhub gift cards.
CEO: Fire Greg.
Accountant: We paid you $50 million last year. You are being paid $1 million for this meeting.
CEO: Who's that in the hallway?
Accountant: That's Greg. He is the only thing keeping this company together. We pay him in nickels and Grubhub gift cards.
CEO: Fire Greg.
October 1, 2026 at 8:15 PM
CEO: We need to cut costs.
Accountant: We paid you $50 million last year. You are being paid $1 million for this meeting.
CEO: Who's that in the hallway?
Accountant: That's Greg. He is the only thing keeping this company together. We pay him in nickels and Grubhub gift cards.
CEO: Fire Greg.
Accountant: We paid you $50 million last year. You are being paid $1 million for this meeting.
CEO: Who's that in the hallway?
Accountant: That's Greg. He is the only thing keeping this company together. We pay him in nickels and Grubhub gift cards.
CEO: Fire Greg.
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If you want "personalized music" made just for you pick up a fucking guitar. Or else break the heart of someone who already has.
September 30, 2026 at 3:55 PM
If you want "personalized music" made just for you pick up a fucking guitar. Or else break the heart of someone who already has.
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For context, this is what she looked like as she said these heartbreakingly sincere words, through a cracking voice.
She must be treasured and protected
She must be treasured and protected
September 30, 2026 at 11:21 AM
For context, this is what she looked like as she said these heartbreakingly sincere words, through a cracking voice.
She must be treasured and protected
She must be treasured and protected
I've had a long week already and so I nearly cried at Bake Off. I know it's just biscuits but that was really lovely!
September 29, 2026 at 10:03 PM
I've had a long week already and so I nearly cried at Bake Off. I know it's just biscuits but that was really lovely!
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Thank YOU. I believe profoundly that the only correct response to pleasure is gratitude rather than guilt
September 29, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Thank YOU. I believe profoundly that the only correct response to pleasure is gratitude rather than guilt
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'this AI agent can do all your tasks for you' so now i gotta sit here and write a list of all my tasks for a robot to fuck up. why. why wouldn't i just keep to the current system where i fuck up my own tasks
September 28, 2026 at 6:36 PM
'this AI agent can do all your tasks for you' so now i gotta sit here and write a list of all my tasks for a robot to fuck up. why. why wouldn't i just keep to the current system where i fuck up my own tasks
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Best review ever.
M&S Custard Cream Spread: Britain has completed food
One jar of M&S Custard Cream Spread has caused us to question civilisation, breakfast, mashed potato and the limits of human restraint
@willyandbill.bsky.social
One jar of M&S Custard Cream Spread has caused us to question civilisation, breakfast, mashed potato and the limits of human restraint
@willyandbill.bsky.social
M&S Custard Cream Spread: Britain has completed food
One jar of M&S Custard Cream Spread has caused us to question civilisation, breakfast, mashed potato and the limits of human restraint
centralbylines.co.uk
September 26, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Best review ever.
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September 24, 2026 at 9:57 AM
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Just seen Danny Tommo referred to as "Captain Thugwash" and seriously, that's excellent work.
Amy Poehler's Perfect Chef's Kiss
ALT: Amy Poehler's Perfect Chef's Kiss
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September 24, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Just seen Danny Tommo referred to as "Captain Thugwash" and seriously, that's excellent work.
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Everyone, stop what you are doing.
I've discovered there is a politician called Teresa May running for city council in British Columbia.
And this is from one of her campaign videos.
Never have two people with the same name had such different vibes.
I've discovered there is a politician called Teresa May running for city council in British Columbia.
And this is from one of her campaign videos.
Never have two people with the same name had such different vibes.
September 24, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Everyone, stop what you are doing.
I've discovered there is a politician called Teresa May running for city council in British Columbia.
And this is from one of her campaign videos.
Never have two people with the same name had such different vibes.
I've discovered there is a politician called Teresa May running for city council in British Columbia.
And this is from one of her campaign videos.
Never have two people with the same name had such different vibes.
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I respect our British culture. DO YOU?
September 23, 2026 at 6:40 PM
I respect our British culture. DO YOU?
I respect our British culture. DO YOU?
September 23, 2026 at 7:25 PM
I respect our British culture. DO YOU?
Man says words...
Off sick? You need to phone your boss, back-to-work adviser says
Off sick? You need to phone your boss, back-to-work adviser says
Relying on text and email means sick workers disengaged and were less likely to work again, says Sir Charlie Mayfield.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 23, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Man says words...
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I don't feel sorry for her exactly but I do feel a kind of sorrow for her. Not sure I've ever witnessed someone debase themself like this in the name of ideology.
"Other countries have no qualms in limiting who can be part of their citizenry and use ethnicity and culture as criteria" says Braverman, of Reform. She wants to do that for English (a non-citizenship identity). To do it for citizenship too is a Restore argument that could exclude her
September 23, 2026 at 12:19 PM
I don't feel sorry for her exactly but I do feel a kind of sorrow for her. Not sure I've ever witnessed someone debase themself like this in the name of ideology.
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5. After around 30 hours at sea, the dinghy was intercepted by the RNLI and those on board transferred to two lifeboats. Two lifeboat personnel tried to secure the empty dinghy. Thomas yelled abuse and knifed the dinghy to deflate it - with a rescuer still on board.
September 22, 2026 at 5:56 PM
5. After around 30 hours at sea, the dinghy was intercepted by the RNLI and those on board transferred to two lifeboats. Two lifeboat personnel tried to secure the empty dinghy. Thomas yelled abuse and knifed the dinghy to deflate it - with a rescuer still on board.
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New #MapMen episode!!! 🗺️
How many languages are there in the world? And can you put them all on one map? (No.)
youtu.be/hX21ctsGhNc
Share and enjoy!
How many languages are there in the world? And can you put them all on one map? (No.)
youtu.be/hX21ctsGhNc
Share and enjoy!
Why a Language Map of the World is Impossible
YouTube video by Map Men
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September 21, 2026 at 5:08 PM
New #MapMen episode!!! 🗺️
How many languages are there in the world? And can you put them all on one map? (No.)
youtu.be/hX21ctsGhNc
Share and enjoy!
How many languages are there in the world? And can you put them all on one map? (No.)
youtu.be/hX21ctsGhNc
Share and enjoy!
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Union members at @thelancet.com and its affiliated journals will go on strike Sept. 22 for one day with further action planned for the following week, after pay negotiations with parent publisher Elsevier fell apart.
It's the first strike in the journal's 200-year history.
It's the first strike in the journal's 200-year history.
Lancet union declares first-ever strike over staff wages
Union members at The Lancet and its affiliated journals will go on strike Sept. 22 for one day with further action planned for the following week, after pay negotiations with parent publisher Elsev…
retractionwatch.com
September 16, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Union members at @thelancet.com and its affiliated journals will go on strike Sept. 22 for one day with further action planned for the following week, after pay negotiations with parent publisher Elsevier fell apart.
It's the first strike in the journal's 200-year history.
It's the first strike in the journal's 200-year history.
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‘Danny Tommo’, leader of the balaclava-clad blackshirt rallies, says he will travel to Piddington “in the coming days” following the Parish Council’s stunt referendum: “I want to hear about safety concerns for their women and children.” Tommo was jailed for two years in 2016 for a knifepoint kidnap.
September 16, 2026 at 2:43 PM
‘Danny Tommo’, leader of the balaclava-clad blackshirt rallies, says he will travel to Piddington “in the coming days” following the Parish Council’s stunt referendum: “I want to hear about safety concerns for their women and children.” Tommo was jailed for two years in 2016 for a knifepoint kidnap.
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The councillor who chairs Piddington Parish Council, near Bicester, says that yesterday’s stunt referendum – in which the village voted to leave the UK in protest against an asylum centre – was “an example of democracy in operation”. Tim McNally himself gained his role without a contested election.
September 16, 2026 at 2:00 PM
The councillor who chairs Piddington Parish Council, near Bicester, says that yesterday’s stunt referendum – in which the village voted to leave the UK in protest against an asylum centre – was “an example of democracy in operation”. Tim McNally himself gained his role without a contested election.
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The cool thing about complicity is that it goes away if you just tell people you don’t have it
September 15, 2026 at 9:48 PM
The cool thing about complicity is that it goes away if you just tell people you don’t have it
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nobody else has the steel moral core to tell you the truth in release notes
September 15, 2026 at 3:41 AM
nobody else has the steel moral core to tell you the truth in release notes
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***URGENT PLEASE SHARE*** University of Brighton management have announced today that they ‘give notice of termination of all collective agreements’. This is a fundamental erasure of workers' rights. Management have announced the termination of all contractual documents, which includes:
UCU members at Brighton University face the threat of derecognition. We have called an emergency rally tomorrow at 1:15pm.
It would be amazing to see as many #TUC26 delegates as possible in attendance.
58-67 Grand Parade, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN2 0JY
It would be amazing to see as many #TUC26 delegates as possible in attendance.
58-67 Grand Parade, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN2 0JY
September 14, 2026 at 7:40 PM
***URGENT PLEASE SHARE*** University of Brighton management have announced today that they ‘give notice of termination of all collective agreements’. This is a fundamental erasure of workers' rights. Management have announced the termination of all contractual documents, which includes: